The nominations for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced this morning, with Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water leading the pack with seven nominations in total including Best Picture – Drama, a category it will contest with Call Me By Your Name, Dunkirk, The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. […]
Murder on the Orient Express sequel in development
Fox is developing a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express by adapting Death on the Nile. Murder on the Orient Express, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name, was released earlier this month. So far the film has accumulated $148 million worldwide from a budget of $55 million. Twentieth Century Fox […]
Is Thor: Ragnarok the most overrated Marvel movie ever?
Eric Bay-Andersen offers a different opinion to Anghus Houvouras’ claim that Thor: Ragnarok is the best Marvel film ever… There have been several superhero films this year where my opinion has greatly differed from the general consensus – I found Wonder Woman decent rather than exceptional, and I thought Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 […]
Ridley Scott casts doubt on the future of the Alien franchise
In light of the perceived failure of Alien: Covenant, and the polarising nature of Prometheus, Ridley Scott has been speaking at a Hollywood Reporter Roundtable about the future of the Alien franchise. Speaking about his decision to pursue directorial duties on Alien: Covenant over the arguably more successful Blade Runner 2049, Scott said “It was […]
Movie Review – Only the Brave (2017)
Only the Brave, 2017. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch, and Jennifer Connelly. SYNOPSIS: The true story of a team of elite firefighters – the Granite Mountain Hotshots – who welcome a new recruit while tackling some of the fiercest wildfires in Arizona. The true […]
Is Thor: Ragnarok the best Marvel movie ever?
Anghus Houvouras on whether Thor: Ragnarok is the best Marvel movie ever… Yes. There you go! Nice, succinct, spoiler-free and to the point. I suppose there are those who want more detail, so allow me to elaborate. Spoilers ahead my friends. THOR: RAGNAROK IS THE BEST MARVEL MOVIE. Better than Iron Man. Better than The Avengers. […]
Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family screenplay is being read by Hollywood studios this week
The latest effort by Quentin Tarantino is currently in the hands of Hollywood studios. The 9th film by the iconic director was always going to be a big event; such is the leisure at which he makes his movies. But with the recent Harvey Weinstein scandal forcing Tarantino to look away from The Weinstein Company […]
James Franco is Tommy Wiseau in new trailer for The Disaster Artist
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for writer-director James Franco’s upcoming biographical comedy drama The Disaster Artist focusing on Franco’s role as Tommy Wiseau, director of The Room. Check it out here… With The Disaster Artist, James Franco transforms the tragicomic true-story of aspiring filmmaker and infamous Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau—an artist […]
Mads Mikkelsen to star in graphic novel adaptation Polar
According to Variety, Mads Mikkelsen has signed on to star in Polar, an adaptation of Victor Santos’ Dark Horse graphic novel Polar: Came from the Cold. The film will see Mikkelsen as “the world’s top assassin Duncan Vizla, A.K.A the Black Kaiser who is retiring when his former employer marks him as a liability to […]
Blu-ray Review – War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Judy Greer, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Michael Adamthwaite, Gabriel Chavarria, Max Lloyd-Jones, Sara Canning, Aleks Paunovic, and Chad Rook. SYNOPSIS: The new Planet of the Apes reboot or prequel series, whatever you want to […]
